RAF Killadeas explained

RAF Killadeas
Ensign:	Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:	90px
Location:	Killadeas, County Fermanagh
Country:	Northern Ireland
Type:	Royal Air Force station
Pushpin Map:	Northern Ireland#UK
Pushpin Map Caption:	Shown within Northern Ireland
Pushpin Label:	RAF Killadeas
Ownership:	Air Ministry
Operator:	Royal Air Force
Controlledby:	RAF Coastal Command
Used:	June 1942 -
Battles:	European theatre of World War II
Elevation:	1m (03feet)
Airfield Other Label:	Other
Airfield Other:	Used Gublusk Bay for runways

Royal Air Force Killadeas, or more simply RAF Killadeas, is a former Royal Air Force station located southwest of Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and northwest of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.

History

The following units were based here at some point:

• No. 131 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (July 1942 - June 1945)
• No. 240 Squadron RAF^[1]
• No. 272 Maintenance Unit RAF (August 1945 - February 1947)
• No. 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF (April - July 1945)
• Coastal Command Flying Instructors School RAF (1945)

Current use

The site is now used as the Lough Erne Yacht Club.^[1]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Falconer. J. RAF Airfields of World War 2 . 2012 . Ian Allan Publishing. UK. 978-1-85780-349-5.
• Book: Sturtivant. R. Hamlin. J. Halley. J. Royal Air Force flying training and support units . 1997 . Air-Britain (Historians). UK. 0-85130-252-1.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Killadeas . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 17 October 2013.